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The adblocking podcast app
Acast's financial results, and a new book from Tom Webster.
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7/26/2024 • 6 minutes, 17 seconds
Podcast listening grows among Black Americans
Spotify rebrands Ad Studio, and the British Podcast Awards nominations.
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7/25/2024 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
Spotify (and Audioboom) post profit
And more keynote speakers at Podcast Movement - including Ira Glass!.
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7/24/2024 • 7 minutes, 57 seconds
First company certifies to IAB v2.2
AI clips for Blubrry, Kast Media's accounts, new Megaphone stats.
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7/23/2024 • 3 minutes, 55 seconds
Trouble in Paradiso: podcast company goes bankrupt
How many active podcasts are there - and how has that changed?.
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7/22/2024 • 5 minutes, 45 seconds
Windows outage causes havoc
AI voice cloning unethical, Tink Media celebrates 5 years, Podcast Movement announces speakers..
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7/19/2024 • 5 minutes, 6 seconds
Is “brand safety” locking up podcast revenue?
Blubrry is launching an AI-powered podcast clip generator, Podfest has received a strategic investment and new leadership, and concerns have been raised about tech companies potentially using YouTube videos to train their AI models without permission..
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7/18/2024 • 4 minutes, 28 seconds
Audacy get the Office Ladies
The launch of the Podcards podcast growth tool, the release of a new version of the Overcast podcast app, and the release of the Australian Podcast Ranker for June 2024 showing a decrease in total downloads and fewer episodes published..
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7/17/2024 • 5 minutes, 7 seconds
Women in Podcasting Awards deadline draws near
Adobe has launched a new podcast recording and editing tool called Adobe Podcast Studio in beta, while senior leadership is leaving Libsyn Ads.
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7/16/2024 • 4 minutes, 32 seconds
Dave Jackson leaves Libsyn
Rhapsody Voices gets new shows, and free tickets to a virtual event this week.
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7/15/2024 • 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Is Lemonada Media for sale?
Armchair Expert leaves Spotify; and why people are complaining about Spotify's podcast ads.
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7/12/2024 • 4 minutes, 25 seconds
A new Overcast is on the way
This American Life switches sales house. And is TuneIn still alive?.
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7/11/2024 • 4 minutes, 41 seconds
Spotify adds Comments; and a new mobile app for podcasters
Are they comments done right? Plus, a podcast platform closes, and Descript gets a power upgrade.
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7/10/2024 • 4 minutes, 47 seconds
The most popular podcast microphone is…
Two new patents from Spooler, and YouTube is top of another survey for podcasts.
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7/9/2024 • 4 minutes, 59 seconds
WNYC is 100 years old today
New Podtrac numbers are out, and Podnews in lots of different languages.
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7/8/2024 • 5 minutes, 55 seconds
4,600 AI voices to choose from
And, Marcus Brigstocke confirmed as the host of the British Podcast Awards.
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7/5/2024 • 3 minutes, 12 seconds
The Asia Podcast Awards are launched
You could be flown to KL.
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7/4/2024 • 3 minutes, 20 seconds
Podcast listening in Australia bigger than the US
And the mysterious disappearance of shows from Podium.
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7/3/2024 • 4 minutes, 26 seconds
Podcast ad rates are on the rise
But the number of active podcasts is down.
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7/2/2024 • 2 minutes, 41 seconds
Spotify now has 250,000 video podcasts
The number of creators actively publishing video each month has grown nearly 70% year-over-year, says the company..
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7/1/2024 • 4 minutes, 11 seconds
Acast promotes trustworthy content prior to UK election
Large increase in politics podcast listening. Plus, a new space in Podcast Movement, and PAVE Studios does books..
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6/28/2024 • 3 minutes, 47 seconds
Hark launches The Conversation - curated podcast discovery
A new feature coming in Apple Podcasts - and part of Zombie Google Podcasts has come back to life.
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6/27/2024 • 4 minutes, 29 seconds
Is the NYT going to paywall its podcasts?
And, RedCircle adds more features for advertisers, while Megatrax makes it easier to search its music library.
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6/26/2024 • 4 minutes, 19 seconds
RØDECaster Pro II now available in white
An Android app for Buzzsprout, and a new podcast page in YouTube!.
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6/25/2024 • 5 minutes, 15 seconds
Google Podcasts closes, and joins the graveyard
It's finally dead, well, almost, at least. Plus, Call Her Daddy gets closer to a buyer.
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6/24/2024 • 5 minutes, 33 seconds
Now, iHeart tops two US podcast rankers
Number one for podcasting - according to both Podtrac and Triton Digital.
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6/21/2024 • 4 minutes, 32 seconds
Study: $1 in podcast ads = $4.90 in increased sales
Podcast advertising gives better return on ad-spend than ads on social media or radio..
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6/20/2024 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
True crime shows, filtered
Another new high for Spotify, says Libsyn. And the most influential podcasters..
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6/19/2024 • 3 minutes, 59 seconds
Monthly podcast listeners continue to grow
Libsyn integrates YouTube podcasts.
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6/18/2024 • 5 minutes
Beyond the smartphone: PodLP launches on Cloud Phone
We also look at three ways to save bandwidth for podcast hosts, and even for listeners.
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6/17/2024 • 5 minutes, 24 seconds
Spotify for Podcasters release new terms of use
We take a good long look at them, but there are no surprises..
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6/14/2024 • 5 minutes, 52 seconds
Ad-skipping insights released for podcasts
Podcasting does surprisingly well for ad-skipping, it turns out.
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6/13/2024 • 3 minutes, 59 seconds
UK Podcast Consumer study announced
Acast also reappears in Podtrac's global ranker.
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6/12/2024 • 3 minutes, 29 seconds
A new manager for The Signal Awards
She used to be director of On Air Fest. Plus, a new AI-driven podcast player..
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6/11/2024 • 4 minutes, 16 seconds
Spotify rolls out video for all podcasts
But there's a catch....
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6/10/2024 • 4 minutes, 57 seconds
More languages for your analytics
Text mode from Podcastle, and collaboration in the industry.
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6/7/2024 • 2 minutes, 54 seconds
The UK’s top 25 podcasts
And a new season of software for Descript.
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6/6/2024 • 3 minutes, 11 seconds
Riverside’s “VideoDub” launched in early access
A system that corrects both the audio... and the lip sync. Impressive....
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6/5/2024 • 4 minutes, 9 seconds
Co-listening: podcasting could be bigger than we think
Also, is a podcast hosting company about to be sold?.
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6/4/2024 • 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Spotify’s Megaphone to return to IAB certification
Good news from Spotify; as it releases details on how it will 'protect election integrity'.
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6/3/2024 • 4 minutes, 32 seconds
Pocket Casts looking at supporting transcripts
That would make it the 19th app to support them. Plus, an upcoming Sports Audio Report..
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5/31/2024 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
Stephen Bartlett’s new Samsung TV Plus channel
And is Spotify working for the industry, or for itself?.
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5/30/2024 • 5 minutes, 2 seconds
Podcasts reach younger audiences
The median age of a podcast listener is 22 years younger than television.
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5/29/2024 • 2 minutes, 52 seconds
Vancouver’s Pacific Content to close
Big branded podcast company's owner to 'focus on core business'.
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5/28/2024 • 2 minutes, 52 seconds
Podcast Day Asia announced for September in KL
and the first Women in Podcasting Awards are announced.
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5/27/2024 • 2 minutes, 15 seconds
10,000 visit London
10,000 attend The Podcast Show. Plus, a bill of listener rights for AI..
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5/24/2024 • 4 minutes, 24 seconds
Lemonada to make pop culture podcast with the BBC
And Libsyn suddenly closes a production tool.
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5/23/2024 • 1 minute, 45 seconds
New data shows Spotify’s global dominance
You should see the data in Mexico.
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5/22/2024 • 3 minutes, 16 seconds
Podcasters to gather in London for The Podcast Show
Better Help is still #1 for US podcast ad spend; and two new Podcast Radio outlets.
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5/21/2024 • 2 minutes, 36 seconds
Wondercraft launches “parrot mode”
And a big acquisition in London just ahead of The Podcast Show.
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5/20/2024 • 4 minutes
Study: podcast listeners are affluent and educated
And a public transport special for Podcast Ads In The Wild.
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And guess who's been to Buckingham Palace to see the King?.
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5/16/2024 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
The top 50 US podcasts for Q1/2024
And Spotify launches one thing, and tests another.
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5/15/2024 • 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Julia Louis-Dreyfus gets Webby Podcast of the Year
We carry her five-word speech, almost entirely. And, Castro making progress under its new owner..
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5/14/2024 • 3 minutes, 16 seconds
BBC podcast ads would be “disastrous”
London gets ready for The Podcast Show: our Editor has some brand new data for it.
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5/13/2024 • 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Jon Stewart to launch The Weekly Show podcast
Audacy's Q1/24 financials, and Headliner adds full-length captioning.
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5/10/2024 • 4 minutes, 11 seconds
US podcast ad revenue growth slowed in 2023
The sector grew slower than digital overall. Plus, iHeart's new financials show they're still growing.
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5/9/2024 • 4 minutes, 14 seconds
Wondery Ad Analytics launched for clients
iHeart is number one for podcasting again. And what is the most-watched podcast episode of all time?.
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5/8/2024 • 5 minutes, 9 seconds
The country with the most regular podcast listeners
There are some surprising countries in the top three. Plus, Acast releases its financials..
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5/7/2024 • 4 minutes, 34 seconds
Podcaster’s show pirated in another language
A look at the podcast market in the Philippines, and an ill-advised podcast growth method.
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5/6/2024 • 5 minutes, 15 seconds
IAB Podcast Measurement v2.2 rolls out
We check the differences in the IAB guidelines. Also, Apple Podcasts adds a wellness category to the app.
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5/3/2024 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
Spotify is now #1 for downloads
Google Podcasts will close June 23; Libsyn Ads reports a slight drop in CPM.
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5/2/2024 • 4 minutes, 14 seconds
Younger listeners: podcasts vs radio
The opportunities in India, and podcast ad spend in the US climbed 29%.
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5/1/2024 • 4 minutes, 47 seconds
SiriusXM’s Greenstein confirmed for The Podcast Show
And a new idea for that branded podcast you're making?.
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4/30/2024 • 4 minutes, 40 seconds
Three US presidents make it onto SmartLess
The winners from The True Crime Awards.
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4/29/2024 • 3 minutes, 43 seconds
Blubrry partners with BackBeat for premium host-read ads
And TWiT is to close its studios in Petaluma.
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4/26/2024 • 3 minutes, 16 seconds
The future of podcasting on YouTube
And, happy birthday Acast - ten years old today.
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4/25/2024 • 2 minutes, 48 seconds
Spotify makes a billion
The company's in profit, and ad revenue increased 18%.
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4/24/2024 • 4 minutes, 16 seconds
Exclusive: Webby Awards - podcast highlights
We've the winners of 14 of the awards.
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4/23/2024 • 2 minutes, 51 seconds
Spotify leaves the IAB; no longer certified
Podbean are also no longer certified for podcast measurement.
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4/22/2024 • 5 minutes, 26 seconds
Sports fans listen longer
And a bumper edition of Podcast Ads In The Wild.
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4/19/2024 • 3 minutes, 52 seconds
The Lewitt Ray microphone has laser-focused sound
The microphone claims it has autofocus for sound - we review it.
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4/18/2024 • 3 minutes, 12 seconds
Max Cutler launches PAVE Studios
UK data says podcast listening isn't growing.
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4/17/2024 • 5 minutes, 27 seconds
2.5 million podcast episode transcripts
And, discover the top 1,000 shows on Spotify.
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4/16/2024 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
Audioboom sees revenue growth
And, a new microphone from RØDE, and no more ums and errs from Alitu.
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4/15/2024 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
Hot Pod newsletter “on hiatus” as Ariel Shapiro departs
Plus, an exclusive interview with Flight Studio's team.
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4/12/2024 • 4 minutes, 26 seconds
Winners of Global Podcast Ondas Awards 2024 announced
A new brand safety tool promises to separate the chainsaw advert from the chainsaw murder.
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4/11/2024 • 4 minutes, 32 seconds
Steven Bartlett launches major new podcast company
In Podnews today: Substack appears to be paying off for podcasters.
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4/10/2024 • 4 minutes, 48 seconds
Acast is #1 in Podtrac
In Podnews today: Sony acquires Neon Hum; Night acquires The Roost.
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4/9/2024 • 3 minutes, 40 seconds
SB Nation’s local sports podcasts go dark
In Podnews today: Apple Podcasts on Mac OS gets transcripts.
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4/8/2024 • 5 minutes, 14 seconds
The News Agents splits with Persephonica
In Podnews today: George Carlin's estate reaches settlement with AI podcast.
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4/5/2024 • 2 minutes, 45 seconds
Podcast Movement announces meetups
In Podnews today: Layoffs at Chicago's WBEZ.
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4/4/2024 • 3 minutes, 12 seconds
Webby Awards nominees revealed
In Podnews today: And a new number 2 in Sweden.
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4/3/2024 • 3 minutes, 7 seconds
Podcasts: as big as TV
In Podnews today: Alitu adds video calling.
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4/2/2024 • 3 minutes, 52 seconds
YouTube announces creator workshop
In Podnews today: Google Podcasts is going away tomorrow - for the US only.
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4/1/2024 • 4 minutes, 6 seconds
US podcast listening reaches all-time high
In Podnews today: And the curious case of 'free lives in a game if you subscribe to a podcast'.
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3/29/2024 • 3 minutes, 29 seconds
Podnews Report Card unveiled for 2024
In Podnews today: Good news for Apple; but there's things to improve.
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3/28/2024 • 3 minutes, 32 seconds
Focusing on the effects of iOS 17’s changes
In Podnews today: And the winners of The Ambies.
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3/27/2024 • 4 minutes, 55 seconds
Podcasting comes to LA, with The Ambies live tonight
In Podnews today: How you can watch The Ambies live.
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3/26/2024 • 5 minutes, 26 seconds
Adobe Podcast Studio launches in beta
In Podnews today: A new promotion tool, audiencelift, launches.
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3/25/2024 • 3 minutes, 1 second
How big is Joe Rogan?
In Podnews today: The top ten podcasts for US women.
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3/22/2024 • 4 minutes, 19 seconds
RedCircle’s open host-read ad system
In Podnews today: RSS.com expands, and the BBC to carry ads on podcasts inside the US..
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3/21/2024 • 5 minutes, 22 seconds
Spotify’s new Podcast Streams can promote your show
In Podnews today: And the Finnish are what you think they are.
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3/20/2024 • 1 minute, 17 seconds
Vid2Pod turns YouTube videos into podcasts
In Podnews today: Breaking shows out of YouTube's proprietary ecosystem.
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3/19/2024 • 4 minutes, 19 seconds
Wondery adds sports podcasts to Prime Video
In Podnews today: How much does Kast Media owe, and to whom? We've the court filing.
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3/18/2024 • 4 minutes, 59 seconds
Appearing higher in podcast searches
In Podnews today: Triton reports a drop in downloads year-on-year of 41%.
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3/15/2024 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
Promoting your show in podcast apps
In Podnews today: A breakdown of the cost of each.
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3/14/2024 • 3 minutes, 22 seconds
Lessons from Europe in paid subscriptions
In Podnews today: Most people want to pay per series, it seems.
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3/13/2024 • 3 minutes, 30 seconds
The iHeart Podcast Awards 2024 winners
In Podnews today: It's the Swifties what done it.
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3/12/2024 • 4 minutes, 51 seconds
Joe Rogan dives back into YouTube
In Podnews today: But is it a podcast?.
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3/11/2024 • 4 minutes, 27 seconds
Podcaster wins legal case against same-name show
In Podnews today: An indie podcaster successfully defends her show's name.
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3/8/2024 • 4 minutes, 17 seconds
Deleted: the Spotify podcaster vs the algorithm
In Podnews today: A trigger-happy algorithm deleted a podcast - and all its paid subscribers.
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3/7/2024 • 3 minutes, 56 seconds
Transcripts now available in Apple Podcasts
In Podnews today: A new microphone from Shure; a new promotional tool from PodRoll; a new tool for host reads from the Price Brothers.
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3/6/2024 • 5 minutes, 9 seconds
Trixie Mattel to host The Ambies
In Podnews today: COPA90 partners with Message Heard; and IAB Australia spots a crime.
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3/5/2024 • 3 minutes, 48 seconds
Buzzsprout launches an iOS app
In Podnews today: YouTube Music fires staff while they ask for help.
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3/4/2024 • 6 minutes, 2 seconds
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3/4/2024 • 1 minute, 13 seconds
Serial returns
In Podnews today: And are many of Spotify's podcast staff out on strike today?.
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3/1/2024 • 5 minutes, 51 seconds
Podcasting’s rural opportunity?
In Podnews today: Is there an opportunity away from the urban sprawl for podcasting to flourish?.
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2/29/2024 • 4 minutes, 38 seconds
Top result? Ausha’s podcast search optimisation open to all
In Podnews today: The company is offering free audits for 50 qualifying Podnews readers, too.
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2/28/2024 • 4 minutes, 11 seconds
The Podcast Show announces 2024 details
In Podnews today: Plus, lawyers on transcripts, other lawyers on fair use, and Richard Hammond.
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2/27/2024 • 5 minutes, 32 seconds
Earwolf to Lemonada
In Podnews today: More shows leave Earwolf, including the founder's.
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2/26/2024 • 5 minutes, 18 seconds
Now, it’s IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines v2.2
In Podnews today: ...but ten companies are still only on v2.0.
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2/23/2024 • 4 minutes, 2 seconds
The top 10 podcasts among US Black listeners
In Podnews today: iHeart tries to stop the bots.
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2/22/2024 • 2 minutes, 50 seconds
Independent Podcast Awards to return
In Podnews today: Blue Wire gets new funding, and Audacy to come out of bankruptcy.
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2/21/2024 • 4 minutes, 14 seconds
Are voice messaging apps the next place for podcasts?
In Podnews today: French podcast numbers are on the up.
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2/20/2024 • 3 minutes, 30 seconds
The Peers Project to launch in US
In Podnews today: Another exclusive for Wondery, and NPR's podcast strategist speaks.
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2/19/2024 • 4 minutes, 58 seconds
Cloudy outlook: iOS 17’s effective ads but lower downloads
In Podnews today: What were the changes in iOS 17? What changes did they have? And how did Apple Podcasts communicate them with us?.
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2/16/2024 • 4 minutes, 45 seconds
The growth of podcasting in Latin America
In Podnews today: By 2027, there will be more podcast listeners in Latin America than anywhere else in the world..
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2/15/2024 • 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Meghan signs with Lemonada
In Podnews today: Archetypes to make it to open podcast platforms.
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2/14/2024 • 4 minutes
Acast makes profit
In Podnews today: And a security breach at Apple Podcasts? No..
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2/13/2024 • 4 minutes, 52 seconds
AntennaPod hits 150,000 monthly active users
In Podnews today: A new website explaining Podcasting 2.0.
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2/12/2024 • 5 minutes, 6 seconds
Infinite Dial 2024 to be unveiled at Evolutions
In Podnews today: Spotify for Podcasters goes Riverside.
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2/9/2024 • 5 minutes, 43 seconds
“Brand safety” cuts revenue at The New York Times
In Podnews today: Joe Rogan appears everywhere - in a big RSS feed.
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2/8/2024 • 4 minutes, 57 seconds
Spotify’s new podcast strategy explained
In Podnews today: The company releases its Q4/23 financial results.
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2/7/2024 • 5 minutes, 5 seconds
Nominees announced for iHeart Podcast Awards
In Podnews today: Another AI tool gets millions of dollars in funding.
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2/6/2024 • 4 minutes, 54 seconds
Joe Rogan renews; no exclusivity
In Podnews today: The podcast saw a 45% increase in revenue last year.
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2/5/2024 • 5 minutes, 34 seconds
Help score the podcast platforms
In Podnews today: Podcastle gets $13.5mn of funding.
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2/2/2024 • 5 minutes, 2 seconds
Call Her Daddy now available everywhere
In Podnews today: RadioPublic closes; and Podverse needs help.
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2/1/2024 • 4 minutes, 52 seconds
Podcast app Castro gets a new owner
In Podnews today: ... and why you can't get YouTube to import your Acast podcast.
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1/31/2024 • 4 minutes, 49 seconds
SmartLess to jump to SiriusXM for $100mn
In Podnews today: Wondercraft raises $3m in funding for AI-powered podcasting.
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1/30/2024 • 5 minutes, 22 seconds
Broccoli Productions to close
In Podnews today: An AI-powered podcast sued; and Podcast Movement unveils its own PodFronts.
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1/29/2024 • 5 minutes, 34 seconds
Apple to add transcripts for every podcast
In Podnews today: An open Podcasting 2.0 standard comes to Apple. And have the other apps got transcripts yet?.
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1/26/2024 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
NZ Podcast Summit returns
In Podnews today: Fountain hits Product Hunt, and a new book.
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1/25/2024 • 3 minutes, 51 seconds
Audacy plans an audio subscription service
In Podnews today: New brand safety tools, and a podcast player widget gets fixed.
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1/24/2024 • 5 minutes, 33 seconds
How a podcast award works
In Podnews today: And how the star system works in Apple Podcasts.
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1/23/2024 • 2 minutes, 40 seconds
AI makes podcast ads for news publisher
In Podnews today: It doesn't sound too bad really.
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1/22/2024 • 4 minutes, 21 seconds
Amy Poehler to speak at Evolutions
In Podnews today: US Podcast Ranker is released.
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1/19/2024 • 3 minutes, 42 seconds
Podcasts and TV go together, says research
In Podnews today: TV networks should use podcasts to grow their audience, says new research.
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1/18/2024 • 4 minutes, 25 seconds
Make podcast ads funnier, says research
In Podnews today: Can you go 90 days without checking your stats?.
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1/17/2024 • 4 minutes, 15 seconds
Election season starts for podcasting
In Podnews today: We predict a run on pillows and soft blankets.
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1/16/2024 • 5 minutes, 49 seconds
Audioboom posts financial results
In Podnews today: Good news from Audioboom, as they post significant revenue increases.
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1/15/2024 • 5 minutes, 4 seconds
The iHeartPodcast Awards head to SXSW
In Podnews today: Resso closes; and advice from previous PR head of Apple Podcasts.
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1/12/2024 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
2024 Podcast Hall of Fame inductees announced
In Podnews today: The biggest UK shows, and YouTube rolls out RSS ingest for everyone.
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1/11/2024 • 4 minutes, 31 seconds
PRX to distribute Condé Nast shows
In Podnews today: A new event for branded podcasts.
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1/10/2024 • 4 minutes, 44 seconds
NPR news shows are safer for brands
In Podnews today: PodMatch shares more than a quarter of a million dollars with podcasters; and Alexa? Buy that mattress.
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1/9/2024 • 5 minutes, 5 seconds
Up to ten companies may lose IAB measurement certification
In Podnews today: Audacy files for bankruptcy, and the Castro app has fallen over again.
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1/8/2024 • 5 minutes, 49 seconds
The best audio fiction in 2023
In Podnews today: The number of new podcasts is down - but new episodes is up.
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1/5/2024 • 3 minutes, 36 seconds
The worst month to launch a podcast is…
In Podnews today: There's science behind it, too.
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1/4/2024 • 3 minutes, 47 seconds
Podcast ads achieved $22.58 CPM in 2023
In Podnews today: Audioboom paid over $50m to creators last year.
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1/3/2024 • 2 minutes, 43 seconds
There were 1.7mn podcast episodes last month
In Podnews today: Gen Z's podcasters like doing their shows from bed.
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1/2/2024 • 3 minutes, 10 seconds
Amazon Music names RedHanded British podcast of 2023
In Podnews today: Fountain sends more than $120,000 to podcasters.
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1/1/2024 • 3 minutes, 32 seconds
Future-gazing into podcasting in 2024
In Podnews today: Podfest Orlando's speaking schedule is published.
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12/29/2023 • 2 minutes, 23 seconds
Spotify has more than 100,000 video podcasts
In Podnews today: Americans spend over four hours a day with audio, and Taylor Swift sets another record.
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12/28/2023 • 2 minutes, 54 seconds
Guy Raz’s tips and tricks for podcasters
In Podnews today: Best-ofs from international publications, and iHeart to use AI more in 24..
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12/27/2023 • 1 minute, 52 seconds
Keeping your podcast going in the holidays
In Podnews today: And what the Corporate Transparency Act might mean for you.
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12/26/2023 • 2 minutes, 51 seconds
Dave Jackson announces his Podcast of the Year
In Podnews today: A company cancels their analytics service with ten days notice.
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12/25/2023 • 3 minutes, 48 seconds
Laura Ingraham “owed $919,660” by podcast firm
In Podnews today: Triton Rankers show more declines for podcast consumption.
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12/22/2023 • 2 minutes, 59 seconds
In Europe, they’re still investing in podcasts
In Podnews today: And Libsyn talk about the Apple Podcasts changes that could affect your show.
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12/21/2023 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
Podimo reflects on 2023
In Podnews today: And, Spotify loses its boss in UK and Ireland.
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12/20/2023 • 2 minutes, 53 seconds
Podcast-to-podcast ad attribution launched by Magellan AI
In Podnews today: Also, the ad tool that produces a full audio ad from a picture.
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12/19/2023 • 5 minutes, 29 seconds
Are you bigger than a Netflix show?
In Podnews today: We built a comparison tool to tell you. And a historian looks forward to 2024..
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12/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 57 seconds
Mailchimp monkeys with the unions
In Podnews today: Someone doesn't like the unions.
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12/15/2023 • 2 minutes, 21 seconds
NPR consolidates its apps
In Podnews today: TikTok give up on podcasting before they really started, and the ABC in the Aussie Podcast Ranker.
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12/14/2023 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
Bookmarks for Pocket Casts
In Podnews today: The ABC will be in the Australian Podcast Ranker tomorrow, we think.
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12/13/2023 • 4 minutes, 14 seconds
Layoffs at Leo Laporte’s TWiT
In Podnews today: Hosts Jason Howell and Ant Pruitt and editor Victor Bognot have left the company..
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12/12/2023 • 4 minutes, 9 seconds
Acast’s Aussie $31mn payout
In Podnews today: And the most viewed reviews from GreatPods last year.
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12/11/2023 • 3 minutes, 46 seconds
Spotify’s CFO Paul Vogel quits (with $12.6mn)
In Podnews today: Google Podcasts kill-date is set; and Apple Podcasts gets into Tesla cars.
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12/8/2023 • 5 minutes, 57 seconds
The company sending bills to podcast directories
In Podnews today: Spotify share sales, and Podtrac numbers for November.
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12/7/2023 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
Doja Cat and Ice Spice appear on podcast from Instagram
In Podnews today: Linkfire goes live for everyone, and Spotify is 'simply bad at podcasting' says ex-Gimlet boss.
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12/6/2023 • 6 minutes, 13 seconds
Spotify lays off 1,500; companies might lose IAB certification
In Podnews today: We lose 1,500 people from the on-demand audio industry: and some big names from IAB certification?.
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12/5/2023 • 5 minutes, 57 seconds
iOS 17 has cut Apple’s download numbers
In Podnews today: And Castro denies it's to close, while admitting it's looking for new owners.
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12/4/2023 • 5 minutes, 8 seconds
More precise targeting to bring local ad boom
In Podnews today: Libsyn's AdvertiseCast reckon more precise regional and local targeting will mean a boom in that sector.
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12/1/2023 • 3 minutes, 43 seconds
Spotify launches 2023 Wrapped for Podcasters
In Podnews today: And does frequency capping work as well as it should for podcasts?.
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11/30/2023 • 4 minutes, 1 second
Podcast app Castro reaches the end of the road
In Podnews today: And Apple Podcasts publishes their top shows of the year.
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11/29/2023 • 7 minutes, 33 seconds
Company plans to cut out podcast ads
In Podnews today: It skips the ads automatically, and your podcast will probably be there.
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11/28/2023 • 5 minutes, 15 seconds
Mind the revenue gap - rest-of world lags behind
In Podnews today: Why is the UK only getting 22% of the money it ought to? Will Page looks at the numbers..
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11/27/2023 • 5 minutes, 8 seconds
Spotify to sunset in Uruguay
In Podnews today: The company doesn't want to pay twice, it says, for music.
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11/24/2023 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
Overcoat Media wins Production Company of the Year
In Podnews today: The Program shares their podcast progress in 2023.
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11/23/2023 • 1 minute, 51 seconds
Going down: Apple’s share is dropping
In Podnews today: Drops visible in Libsyn's data.
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11/22/2023 • 4 minutes, 48 seconds
The Australian Podcast Awards 2023: winners
In Podnews today: The full winners and audio. And RSS.com makes gift cards for the holidays.
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11/21/2023 • 4 minutes, 58 seconds
Goodpods removes AI-generated descriptions
In Podnews today: Aussie podcasting growing by near double in revenue year-on-year.
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11/20/2023 • 5 minutes, 22 seconds
Netflix launches The Official Rustin Podcast
In Podnews today: A new set of recommended freelance podcast rates for Aussie podcast workers.
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11/17/2023 • 4 minutes, 54 seconds
New AI tools launched for podcasters
In Podnews today: Spotify is also experimenting with AI; and Podchaser unveils a new direct response tool.
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In Podnews today: And a new tool to help people listen on YouTube Music.
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11/15/2023 • 4 minutes, 30 seconds
Podcasters targeted in Facebook scam
In Podnews today: Acast looks beyond the cookie, and subscribe to podcasts in... your calendar app???.
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11/14/2023 • 5 minutes, 10 seconds
The winners of the AIBs 2023
In Podnews today: A new report from The Podcast Marketing Academy shares secrets of success.
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11/13/2023 • 4 minutes, 20 seconds
Spoken Word audio is now more popular than ever
In Podnews today: And - an exclusive: YouTube rolls out RSS support to the YouTube Music app.
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11/10/2023 • 4 minutes, 11 seconds
Spotify: Video podcasts are more popular at night
In Podnews today: Spotify also launches audiobooks in the US, and Podcon MX gets ready to start.
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11/9/2023 • 4 minutes, 16 seconds
Payne Lindsey’s new weekly podcast
In Podnews today: Acast moves closer to profitability, and goodbye Coronacast.
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11/8/2023 • 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Theo Von now has the #5 podcast in the US
In Podnews today: Audacy reckons brands are playing it too safe.
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11/7/2023 • 2 minutes, 36 seconds
Podhome, a new v2.0 podcast host, launches
In Podnews today: RSS.com sells streaming rights; Audio Hijack adds transcription; good bye Zach.
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11/6/2023 • 5 minutes, 17 seconds
PRX publishes annual report
In Podnews today: RØDE confirms Apple has fixed USB microphones..
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11/3/2023 • 2 minutes, 58 seconds
Audioboom hits a billion impressions
In Podnews today: Tenderfoot TV acquires Resonate Originals, and Buzzsprout shows a year-on-year increase in downloads for Apple, Spotify and Google.
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11/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 1 second
BBC publishes new audio consumption data
In Podnews today: All the winners from the Independent Podcast Awards. And a new deal for Airwave..
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11/1/2023 • 4 minutes, 20 seconds
Podcast Graveyard - a show about dead podcasts
In Podnews today: The latest on SiriusXM's podcast transcript court challenge.
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10/31/2023 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
Get ready for listeners to unwrap Spotify's 2023 Wrapped
In Podnews today: More ads work less well, says new study. Eddy now works in more than 10 languages.
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10/30/2023 • 3 minutes, 43 seconds
Nearly half of US kids listen to podcasts every week
In Podnews today: And DAI is responsible for 90% of the podcast industry's ad revenue.
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10/27/2023 • 3 minutes, 49 seconds
Acast has paid €9mn to French podcasters
In Podnews today: A misinformation company has been taken to court for apparent misinformation.
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10/26/2023 • 3 minutes, 22 seconds
Spotify is back in profit
In Podnews today: Back in black, thanks in part to podcasting. But how big is Spotify in comparison to YouTube? And, Spotify adds comments for some shows.
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10/25/2023 • 5 minutes, 19 seconds
Wondery launches three TV channels
In Podnews today: Libsyn makes a number of redundancies; bad reviews could damage your audience.
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10/24/2023 • 4 minutes, 3 seconds
Audio Production Awards 2023 - the nominees
In Podnews today: A new magazine FOR podcasters, and a new book FROM podcasters..
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10/23/2023 • 4 minutes, 53 seconds
Gen-Z is fastest-growing generation of podcast listeners
In Podnews today: Headliner's Eddy generates more tools to help; and DAI video podcasts are here.
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10/20/2023 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
A new denoiser removes noise from everything
In Podnews today: the denoiser works with music tracks. Trailergram launched; YouTube research; and YouTube podcasts have to be ad free.
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10/19/2023 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Podcasters are most trusted people in media
In Podnews today: Trust this email - we're podcasters. Plus, Audioboom's financials, Megaphone gets more Spotify features, and PodMatch fights flaky guests.
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10/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 44 seconds
Your next co-host could be AI
In Podnews today: YouTube start wooing creators, and Podpage releases upgrades.
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10/17/2023 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
Ausha launches podcast search optimisation tools
In Podnews today: A podcast promotion company that was doing something naughty - or were they? And YouTube starts rolling out RSS ingestion.
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10/16/2023 • 7 minutes, 30 seconds
IAB releases “Podcasting Buyer-Seller Checklist”
In Podnews today: A recommendation agent you can telephone; an AI-powered clip maker; and an audio quality checker.
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10/13/2023 • 5 minutes, 28 seconds
It’s a steal: creators criticise new services
In Podnews today: Some new services accused of not respecting creators. And, Apple Podcast changes up auto-downloads (a little).
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10/12/2023 • 4 minutes, 37 seconds
The winners of the 2nd Annual Signal Awards
In Podnews today: The number of new podcasts are down - but should we worry?.
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10/11/2023 • 5 minutes, 44 seconds
Podcasts in YouTube make it to the UK
In Podnews today: Apple Podcasts talks kids; and a big WNYC podcast to close.
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10/10/2023 • 4 minutes, 39 seconds
TMI cover stars for The Podcast Sessions
In Podnews today: Cover stars from Africa, YouTube podcasts make it to Australia, and TWiT got blocked.
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10/9/2023 • 4 minutes, 52 seconds
Latino listening increases four times faster
In Podnews today: The Atlantic shutters local podcasts, and Audacy skips a loan payment
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10/6/2023 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
Figures down 10% in September, says Podtrac
In Podnews today: Amazon closes Amp, its radio service
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10/5/2023 • 4 minutes, 54 seconds
Resound adds five new AI-powered editing tools
In Podnews today: Spotify adds audiobooks for premium users
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10/4/2023 • 5 minutes, 13 seconds
Canada to regulate podcasts
In Podnews today: All providers will need to register by the end of next month
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10/3/2023 • 3 minutes, 21 seconds
Black Love Inc wins six Black Podcasting Awards
In Podnews today: Redundancies at WNYC and Pushkin Industries
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10/2/2023 • 3 minutes, 36 seconds
British Podcast Awards winners announced
In Podnews today: Spotify's Daniel Ek is guest on Diary of a CEO
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9/29/2023 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
Podchaser's AI works out a podcast's audience
In Podnews today: The system works out your audience from the language you use in your show
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9/28/2023 • 2 minutes, 38 seconds
Google Podcasts to close in 2024
In Podnews today: It was Google's third attempt at a podcast app; they've yet to fully roll-out the fourth
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9/27/2023 • 4 minutes, 25 seconds
Spotify uses AI for cloned voice translation
In Podnews today: Podcast Radio to launch in four US cities, including Detroit
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9/26/2023 • 3 minutes, 7 seconds
The UK gets its first ever podcast ranker
In Podnews today: Captivate launches a premium podcast subscription tool
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9/25/2023 • 4 minutes, 15 seconds
Acast turns up criticism of Spotify’s ad analytics
In Podnews today: Triton's US podcast ranker is out; and we've news about the Edison Podcast Metrics ranker for the UK...
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9/22/2023 • 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Eddy’s ready in Headliner
In Podnews today: And when life gives you lemons, Sarah Silverman jumps from Kast Media to Lemonada
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9/21/2023 • 4 minutes, 2 seconds
Sony Music to lay off “significant” number in podcast division
In Podnews today: Podcasting is rolling out to new countries on YouTube Music, too
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9/20/2023 • 4 minutes, 6 seconds
iOS 17 brings episode art to Apple Podcasts
In Podnews today: Acast adds music tracks for podcasters, and Canadian trends
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9/19/2023 • 4 minutes, 3 seconds
A way to promote your podcast you’re not using yet
Audio playback in your email client
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9/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
Where did the $4mn owed to Kast Media’s creators go?
An investigation by Stephen Findeisen asks questions of the company and its CEO
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9/15/2023 • 4 minutes, 32 seconds
People in marketing are not like consumers
Ad spend in podcasts is up 57% year-on-year, says SMI.
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9/14/2023 • 4 minutes, 42 seconds
Adtech consolidation: Claritas buys ArtsAI
Persephonica signs with WME; Magellan AI launches new features
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9/13/2023 • 4 minutes, 28 seconds
Podcaster asks: “was my dad involved in a murder?”
And how not to get rich quick with Spotify
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9/12/2023 • 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Podcast downloads are going up
Some publishers are seeing significant increases month-on-month
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9/11/2023 • 4 minutes, 44 seconds
PodcastOne goes onto the NASDAQ today
And the podcast listened-to by people with money to spend
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9/8/2023 • 4 minutes, 37 seconds
Four years later: Luminary partners with Acast for ads
And the money in true crime podcasts
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9/7/2023 • 2 minutes, 46 seconds
Podcast Day Asia takes place in Malaysia
And ABC Audio signs with AdvertiseCast
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9/6/2023 • 4 minutes, 10 seconds
Spotify’s $250,000 podcast episodes
How much for one show?!
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9/5/2023 • 2 minutes, 38 seconds
Ambassador Ads change on Spotify
Zencastr launches a new iOS app
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9/4/2023 • 4 minutes, 51 seconds
US podcast listeners rise 68% in five years
And half of podcast listeners have used a podcast to fall asleep
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9/1/2023 • 4 minutes, 57 seconds
The power of comedy podcasts
An LA and Santa Monica outing for On Air Fest
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8/31/2023 • 3 minutes, 36 seconds
Late night hosts launch podcast fundraising for striking staff
Libsyn launches educational program
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8/30/2023 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
The podcasts that podcasters are listening to
Podcasting is 11.4 minutes of every hour listening to ad-supported audio
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8/29/2023 • 3 minutes, 32 seconds
Considered That: why NPR’s news show is no longer localised
And why ATP is finding it harder to get podcast advertising
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8/28/2023 • 5 minutes, 2 seconds
On-demand now more popular than live audio
And the Elon Musk effect on a podcast
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8/25/2023 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
Spotify enhance podcast creator tools
And Podcast Radio to come to the US
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8/24/2023 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
YouTube podcasts enhancements unveiled
You'll also soon be able to add any RSS feed to your YouTube Music app
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8/23/2023 • 4 minutes, 18 seconds
Apple Podcasts adds analytics for premium subscriptions
Also, a new podcast linking service gets integration
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8/22/2023 • 3 minutes, 55 seconds
Podcast consumers now think podcasts are “video or audio”
And some important puppy-related news
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8/21/2023 • 3 minutes, 53 seconds
Arabic podcast network suspends operations
and exactly what happened to the Glen Beck podcast - including the email
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8/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
Glenn Beck falsely claims show ‘censored by Apple Podcasts’
And Acast stops the use of a Spotify tool
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8/17/2023 • 4 minutes, 36 seconds
Descript acquires SquadCast
Shure release a gamechanging device for XLR microphones
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8/16/2023 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
Revenue more than doubles in a year, says podcast company
Podcast spend also up by 64% in Australia, data shows
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8/15/2023 • 3 minutes, 49 seconds
Audacy’s ‘onerous’ podcast advertising agreement with APM
Plus, no Kai Chuk, but possibly someone better to speak at Podcast Movement from YouTube
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8/14/2023 • 5 minutes
Podcast listener gets tattoo
The branded podcast that made 4x its money back in sales
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8/11/2023 • 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Patreon patron-exclusive content now in Spotify
Descript launch new tools, and a new website experience
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8/10/2023 • 4 minutes, 46 seconds
iHeart posts podcast revenue increase
Good increases shown by iHeart; and Nielsen to measure podcast listening in diaries
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8/9/2023 • 3 minutes, 46 seconds
Film festival cancels podcast contract
Acast adds new tool to streamline host-read ads
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8/8/2023 • 2 minutes, 59 seconds
The Rest is Football launches today
Podtrac's new rankers show a small slowdown in listening
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8/7/2023 • 4 minutes, 9 seconds
Sweet news in Acast’s financials
And Patreon might have messed up a thing
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8/4/2023 • 3 minutes, 34 seconds
Realm buys Pinna and Lipstick & Vinyl
And Podcast Movement's hotel sells out (but not to worry)
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8/3/2023 • 3 minutes, 34 seconds
Unplugged: the brand suitability tools that block Black content
Tools accused of not understanding Black culture and language
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8/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 42 seconds
Black Podcasting Awards announces lead judge
And will Amazon's TV requirements cause a precedent for podcasting?
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8/1/2023 • 5 minutes, 27 seconds
Adam Curry launches music podcast
A music podcast, that pays the artists
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7/31/2023 • 6 minutes, 30 seconds
The effect of corporate dollars on podcasting
And why it's important to keep checking that LinkedIn inbox
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7/28/2023 • 3 minutes, 42 seconds
Radio ads: killing the podcast star?
Four out of five people would skip past a radio ad inserted in a podcast, says research
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7/27/2023 • 4 minutes, 29 seconds
Spotify’s podcast reorg cost $57mn
Details of their new podcast strategy, from Daniel Ek himself
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7/26/2023 • 5 minutes, 32 seconds
Pocket Casts adds star ratings
You can't actually rate shows yourself yet, though
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7/25/2023 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
Kast Media accused of "not paying creators"
And YouTube is paying for podcasts
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7/24/2023 • 5 minutes, 41 seconds
US podcast consumers listening more while commuting
They really like business shows, too
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7/21/2023 • 3 minutes, 3 seconds
European podcast companies: revenues and costs both up
And research into Spanish podcast making
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7/20/2023 • 5 minutes, 11 seconds
Where new listeners start? New YouTube study
The video platform seems good at finding new listeners, says a study
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7/19/2023 • 5 minutes, 24 seconds
Exclusive Australian podcast data
Podcast listeners are keen to try new shows, says new research
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7/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 19 seconds
SAG-AFTRA joins Writers Guild in strike
Spotify tells the world what you've been listening to
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7/17/2023 • 5 minutes, 12 seconds
Is YouTube Music rolling out podcasts internationally?
Buzzsprout AI writes your tweets for you now
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7/14/2023 • 3 minutes, 52 seconds
A new ‘civility score’ for podcasts
A new way of testing your new show idea, too
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7/13/2023 • 3 minutes, 57 seconds
Pocket Casts launch podcasts on your wrist
And, is Canada about to break news podcasts?
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7/12/2023 • 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Esther Perel begins again after Spotify
Veritonic launch tools for branded podcasts, and Goalhanger hit the back of the net
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7/11/2023 • 3 minutes, 41 seconds
José Andrés Media signs with Lemonada Media
The chef brings two shows with him
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7/10/2023 • 5 minutes, 13 seconds
Special: Happy 20th Birthday, Podcasting
A special look back at the last twenty years, and a chat with the first podcaster
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7/7/2023 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
Study: Spotify skews younger than other platforms
Google Podcasts is number one - jointly with Apple - for people aged 65 or over
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7/6/2023 • 3 minutes, 55 seconds
Adios Audm; Sayonara Sonora? Closures and cutbacks
One company closes, while another changes its strategy
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7/5/2023 • 2 minutes, 16 seconds
Podcast listeners love AI
A new exclusive show is launched too. We thought we didn't get those any more.
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7/4/2023 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
A new show for NAIDOC Week
Spotify builds podcast studios across the US
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7/3/2023 • 5 minutes, 29 seconds
Android still highly fragmented for podcast apps
Data shows plenty of opportunity for Android
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6/30/2023 • 4 minutes, 34 seconds
Spotify: video podcasts are catching on
More than 100,000 video podcasts on the platform, Spotify says. Meanwhile, YouTube drags its feet
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6/29/2023 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
The Stitcher podcast app is to close
We look at the history of one of the biggest, and oldest, apps
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6/28/2023 • 5 minutes, 8 seconds
Australia leads the world for podcasts
Spotify most popular platform, says the study
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6/27/2023 • 4 minutes, 39 seconds
A new CEO for Libsyn
Audioboom shakes the market with a profit warning
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6/26/2023 • 5 minutes, 5 seconds
A new podcast app just for kids
The company posting new shows onto Substack
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6/23/2023 • 4 minutes, 38 seconds
Magellan AI to monitor video as well as audio
50 new sessions for Podcast Movement; and Apple Podcasts learns new languages
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6/22/2023 • 5 minutes, 23 seconds
Podcast Day Asia launched
And you'll never believe the fourth largest podcast platform
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6/21/2023 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
Trevor Noah to get new show
People take more action on things they hear on headphones, says a study
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6/20/2023 • 4 minutes, 12 seconds
Spotify breaks up with Meghan
Bill Simmons doesn't think much of the royal couple
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6/19/2023 • 5 minutes
True crime is the top-ranked podcast category
Gen Z listeners, and Roseanne Barr
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6/16/2023 • 4 minutes, 12 seconds
Logitech’s Streamlabs launches a new, free, podcast editor
Spotify fined for privacy concerns, and how to deal with the WGA writers strike
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6/15/2023 • 4 minutes, 6 seconds
Auphonic’s automatic episode note generator
Australian Podcast Ranker out, and Digital News Report too
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6/14/2023 • 2 minutes, 8 seconds
Breaking: Spotify Ad Analytics launched
The tool replaces Podsights, and is free to all Spotify advertisers
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6/13/2023 • 2 minutes, 45 seconds
RSS.com launches chapter-aware YouTube uploads
And how many listeners has Spotify's Megaphone migrated?
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6/12/2023 • 3 minutes, 45 seconds
Radiodays North America takes place in Toronto
Spotify to run a free masterclass
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6/9/2023 • 3 minutes, 59 seconds
Speakers announced for Podcast Movement in Denver
Snipd adds automatic episode notes, while Triton turns on new feature for advertisers
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6/8/2023 • 3 minutes, 59 seconds
A deep-dive into podcasting in Vietnam
Anchor usernames and passwords hacked
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6/7/2023 • 4 minutes, 9 seconds
200 podcasting jobs cut at Spotify
Parcast and Gimlet to be merged. Also, Apple Podcasts gets an update
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6/6/2023 • 3 minutes, 43 seconds
Another exclusive show to leave Spotify?
YouTube takes another creator's money away
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6/5/2023 • 3 minutes, 31 seconds
Gen Z listeners: more diverse, more listening
iVoox launches dynamic advertising
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6/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 25 seconds
The top ten podcasts reach a third of all listeners
Results of a UKAN Industry Survey on wages
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6/1/2023 • 3 minutes, 47 seconds
PodX Group acquires podcast producer Listen
It's the latest acqusition for the PodX Group
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5/31/2023 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
New management at Podimo in Spain
And a review of a wireless microphone
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5/30/2023 • 2 minutes, 5 seconds
Podcast aggregator for shows led by Black hosts
And another new podcast host
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5/29/2023 • 3 minutes, 28 seconds
Two new AI tools for podcasters launch
Spotify is #1, and Nish Kumar on impartiality
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5/26/2023 • 3 minutes, 39 seconds
The UK gets a podcast ranker, finally
Wondery snatch a show from Spotify; YouTube to launch podcasts in UK soon
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5/25/2023 • 4 minutes, 4 seconds
Exclusive: YouTube’s plans for RSS
Daily Wire to put podcasts on Twitter; Podcast Show London starts
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5/24/2023 • 3 minutes, 23 seconds
Spotify to use AI for host-read ads
Could Joe Rogan sell stuff to you?
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5/23/2023 • 3 minutes, 16 seconds
Spotify CEO: goal is to be “the best partner for creators”
And more about the Chinese podcast market
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5/22/2023 • 4 minutes, 40 seconds
Podcast hosting companies: “copycats, not innovators”
An alternative to the RØDECaster, and Aussie advertisers
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5/19/2023 • 2 minutes, 22 seconds
A new, exclusive, audio app from The New York Times
Chris Peterson co-founds a new investment company; Audacy to be de-listed
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5/18/2023 • 5 minutes, 56 seconds
This deal’s on fire - a podcast on sale for $15 million
Captivate add new features, and Google adds a new podcast search
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5/17/2023 • 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Video streaming platform Rumble gets into podcasts
Meanwhile, a new Google podcast forgets that YouTube podcasts exists
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5/16/2023 • 5 minutes, 6 seconds
iHeart launches Ruby, a branded podcast unit
Fresh Air is one of the best
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5/15/2023 • 5 minutes, 43 seconds
US podcast ad revenues grew 26% in 2022
And multiplatform listening data from the UK
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5/12/2023 • 4 minutes, 36 seconds
More financials, and Podcast Upfronts is today in New York
A chance to go to Australia
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5/11/2023 • 5 minutes, 22 seconds
Denmark’s DR plans to restrict open podcasts
Acast posts increased revenue, and podcast spending increased 43.7%
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5/10/2023 • 3 minutes, 49 seconds
Spotify Audience Network for more European countries
Our Editor to speak at the Podcast Show
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5/9/2023 • 3 minutes, 7 seconds
The platform fight: Amazon pays listeners AUD $5
The company might pay you to use its app. Plus NewsGuard releases a podcast credibility rating service
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5/8/2023 • 5 minutes, 7 seconds
YouTube numbers “not doing so well”
We share our numbers, too
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5/5/2023 • 5 minutes, 14 seconds
The launch of Pod Save the UK
And record numbers for US podcast listening
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5/4/2023 • 3 minutes, 57 seconds
Spotify for Podcasters starts to roll out monetisation
iHeartMedia posts podcast revenue up 12%
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5/3/2023 • 3 minutes, 5 seconds
The State of Audio: new data released
Including a look back at April - Spotify/Anchor's second-best figures
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5/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 45 seconds
Reviewed: the Nomono Sound Capsule
It's a great device for some people: find out if it's for you
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5/1/2023 • 4 minutes, 20 seconds
YouTube launch podcasts into YouTubeMusic in the US
Many layoffs at Disney, Clubhouse and VICE News, but podcast revenue is up
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4/28/2023 • 4 minutes, 55 seconds
A deep dive into podcasting in Indonesia
New data from Japan, too
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4/27/2023 • 4 minutes, 21 seconds
Podcasts appear in YouTube Music - on the web
Spotify's numbers, and Acast looks at French podcast listening
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4/26/2023 • 4 minutes, 44 seconds
Profit for Irish podcast
Acast turns on Nielsen Audience Segment targeting, and a big billboard ad
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4/25/2023 • 3 minutes, 18 seconds
UK podcast listening unveiled
Total podcast reach is static, the data suggests
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4/24/2023 • 4 minutes, 27 seconds
Nomono launch its ‘sound capsule’ microphone system
No big hit for podcasting, says Pew Research Center
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4/21/2023 • 3 minutes, 29 seconds
Spotify’s All Ears event is on now in Berlin
More than 1,800 people are in Berlin for the event
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4/20/2023 • 4 minutes, 2 seconds
Podcasts as a source of news and information: study
Nir Zicherman, Anchor co-founder, to leave Spotify in September
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4/19/2023 • 5 minutes, 5 seconds
Spotify’s walled garden loses more exclusives
More shows are to be published elsewhere
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4/18/2023 • 5 minutes, 5 seconds
RØDE launch new products at the NAB Show
New products from RØDE, as Spotify shut two things down
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4/17/2023 • 2 minutes, 58 seconds
Buzzsprout adds automatic midroll dynamic audio
Acast supports mental health charities, and boomers are a big opportunity, says research
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4/14/2023 • 3 minutes, 36 seconds
The biggest new shows of 2022
Megaphone courts radio broadcasters, and good news from iHeart and Signal Hill Insights
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4/13/2023 • 5 minutes, 48 seconds
A new Apple Podcasts exclusive, do do de doo de doo
Lots of kids podcast news today, including research and sharks
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4/12/2023 • 5 minutes, 1 second
Will Leo Schofield get parole?
Could podcasting get someone else out of prison? Plus a review of a new microphone
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4/11/2023 • 3 minutes, 17 seconds
Podnews acquires Podcast Business Journal
Our family just got a little bigger. Plus, Lemonada Media launches an audio book club with Apple Books
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4/10/2023 • 4 minutes, 35 seconds
YouTube rolls out podcast tab, as Headliner generates 1.7mn
Podtrac show increased podcast downloads last month
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4/7/2023 • 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Data: true crime hits it out of the park
A new podcast network launched in LA, and Libsyn habla español
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4/6/2023 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
The “13” podcast’s live event
Acast gets Higher Ground, and the Webbys are open for the people's vote
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4/5/2023 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
Spotify Live - but not for long
Spotify podcast consumption is up though; and so is podcast advertising
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4/4/2023 • 3 minutes, 40 seconds
It’s Adopt-a-Listener Month
Last month, more than 130 years of podcast episodes were published
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4/3/2023 • 5 minutes, 20 seconds
Deirdre Tshien’s Capsho launches v2.0
Redundancies at Acast, Warner Music, Roku and anger at NPR
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3/31/2023 • 3 minutes, 37 seconds
Podcasting in Korea - a deep dive
Acast adds a feature and encourages Irish podcasters
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3/30/2023 • 4 minutes, 12 seconds
Riverside upgrade brings transcription and text-editing
The News Agents hits 24m downloads, and contextual audio ads are a thing
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3/29/2023 • 3 minutes, 39 seconds
A new coalition, advocating for open podcasting
Gumball expands to YouTube; Glow expands to Spotify Open Access
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3/28/2023 • 5 minutes, 3 seconds
Podcasting discussed in Prague
Slate partners with YouTube; Spanish internet users
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3/27/2023 • 5 minutes, 3 seconds
Layoffs and closed shows at NPR
Audible launches spatial sound; Linus Tech Tips hacked
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3/24/2023 • 3 minutes, 35 seconds
Spotify’s promises of money don’t materialise
Crooked Media criticised by creators
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3/23/2023 • 6 minutes, 42 seconds
Q&A with Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald on ads
YouTube's podcast analytics
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3/22/2023 • 3 minutes, 11 seconds
Schein signs for four more
A new noise reduction app for the Mac
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3/21/2023 • 4 minutes, 15 seconds
YouTube release podcast tools to all
At least, we think that's what YouTube are saying
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3/20/2023 • 4 minutes, 59 seconds
Spotify and NPR outline partnership
Audacy releases financials
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3/17/2023 • 3 minutes, 52 seconds
Nomono wins at SXSW
First glimpses of YouTube Music for Podcasts seen
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3/16/2023 • 3 minutes, 23 seconds
The winners of the iHeartPodcast Awards
The Podcast Show 2023 announces speakers
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3/15/2023 • 6 minutes, 25 seconds
Spotify loses another show
Has someone found New Zealand's oldest podcast?
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3/14/2023 • 4 minutes, 49 seconds
Biggest: Apple or Spotify?
The full results from the Podnews Report Card.
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3/13/2023 • 6 minutes, 25 seconds
What’s in the Podnews Report Card?
And a free podcast transcription tool
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3/10/2023 • 2 minutes, 32 seconds
Anchor goes away: Spotify make big changes
New shows, new exclusives, and a new user interface
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3/9/2023 • 3 minutes, 52 seconds
The Ambies 2023 - the winners
Zencastr launches a podcast monetisation network
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3/8/2023 • 2 minutes, 29 seconds
Podcasting gathers in Las Vegas
Redundancies at SiriusXM, and Captivate goes 2.0
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3/7/2023 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
RSS.com launches free transcripts for all customers
Transcripts are available in more than ten languages
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3/6/2023 • 10 minutes, 46 seconds
As podcast listening hits a new high, Spreaker goes free
Podcast numbers rebound, says the Infinite Dial from Edison Research
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3/3/2023 • 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Wish your favourite show was faster?
Acast, Kast Media and PodcastOne all do deals
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3/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 18 seconds
Australian Podcast Ranker adds three new publishers
Spreaker adds transcripts for all, and iHeartMedia sees more podcast revenue
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3/1/2023 • 4 minutes
Last day to take part in the Report Card
You still have time to feed back to the major podcast platforms
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2/28/2023 • 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Podnews launches series of live events
A new conference for knowledge and networking
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2/27/2023 • 5 minutes, 7 seconds
YouTube Music to get podcasts (in US)
We've a full report of what YouTube has done and what we think
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2/24/2023 • 4 minutes, 28 seconds
Podcasting in Japan: a deep-dive
The Black Listener Report and a YouTube announcement today?
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2/23/2023 • 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Max Cutler leaves Spotify
No replacement is announced
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2/22/2023 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
“Listen Time” - how to calculate it for your podcasts
And a look at YouTube's new podcast test
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2/21/2023 • 5 minutes, 3 seconds
YouTube testing new features for podcast creators
Video streaming giant tests new tools for podcasters
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2/20/2023 • 5 minutes, 20 seconds
What's new for Apple Podcasts in iOS 16.4
AppleCoreMedia goes away. And SiriusXM is number one for podcasting
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2/17/2023 • 4 minutes, 7 seconds
Acast up; Aussie podcast ads up; Podimo go to Mexico
Good news all over, almost
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2/16/2023 • 7 minutes, 36 seconds
The $300,000 copcast
The podcast is hosted on Anchor. Plus, a look at the podcast market in Thailand
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2/15/2023 • 5 minutes, 8 seconds
Trade Secrets: hear the show again
One of the oldest podcasts is available to listen-to again, and a new show about podcast trailers
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2/14/2023 • 5 minutes, 1 second
Exclusive: Hindenburg PRO v2 adds transcriptions
Edit audio as you would edit a document. Plus, Podimo expands into the UK
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2/13/2023 • 4 minutes, 24 seconds
Africa Podcast Day is this Sunday
There is a free webinar all day, and images to use
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2/10/2023 • 3 minutes, 32 seconds
What podcast listeners are doing while they listen
Not fall asleep, no. It's more boring than that
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2/9/2023 • 5 minutes, 29 seconds
Video attracted the radio star
Freakonomics Radio does a deal with YouTube. And Google tells us what's next
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2/8/2023 • 4 minutes, 33 seconds
Google Search dumps podcasts from Feb 13
Google makes it official; plus new Acast data and SiriusXM's corporate podcasting name
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2/7/2023 • 7 minutes, 3 seconds
Chart-topping podcasts analysed
What makes a chart-topping show?
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2/6/2023 • 6 minutes
“Big tech is bad for podcasting” - Laporte
The surveillance economy is bad, argues the Chief TWiT; and SiriusXM posts mixed results
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2/3/2023 • 4 minutes, 12 seconds
Theroux signs exclusive deal with Spotify
Another BBC defection; and Michelle Obama does another exclusive (but not with Spotify)
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2/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 30 seconds
Spotify's CEO: “I got carried away”
The results from Q4/22. Plus, Edison Research work with Nielsen.
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2/1/2023 • 7 minutes, 18 seconds
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